Miami, Florida, USA

The downtown skyline fronting onto Biscayne Bay (I)

 
The allure of Miami, Florida, is undeniable, from chic South Beach with its beautiful beach-goers posing against the pastel hues of Art Deco hotels to the on-fire arts scene in the Wynwood district, to the vibrant clubs and restaurants of Little Havana. Couture fashion and luxe home décor shopping are at its finest in the Design District, along with an array of hip cafés. In the evenings, sway in the warm breeze to the Latin rhythms on a rooftop lounge overlooking the Atlantic.
 

The downtown skyline fronting onto Biscayne Bay (II)

Condominiums and hotels are cheek-and-jowl all along the Atlantic Ocean waterfront in Miami Beach, Florida, the peninsula on the east side of Biscayne Bay and the city of Miami

Beach chairs and umbrellas for the Grand Beach Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, where we had a day pass with our family to enjoy the beach, swimming pools, and restaurants

Before midnight on December 31st, boats and yachts line up across from Dodge Island (home of the Port of Miami and the cruise terminals) to have prime viewing of the midnight downtown fireworks

The beginning of the fireworks, north of the InterContinental Miami Hotel, just after the midnight countdown when the “Big Orange” (ball) celebrated 25 years of rising to the top of the InterContinental Miami for the City of Miami’s New Year’s Eve celebration